Combined infant crib and gocart



J. A. VIE RL ING COMBINED INFANT CRIB AND GOCART 7 July 1923.

' F' iled May 25 1.922 4 she ets-sheei 1"- 1 Elvmwntom v Gum/mu,

July 3, 1923. 1,460,929

J. A. VIERLING COMBINED INFANT CRIB AND GOGART Filed May 25. 1922 4Sheets-Sheet 2 3 nuewtoz July 3, 1923.

Filed May 25 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 I II I mu vwewto c July 3, 1923. mawzJ. A. VIERLING COMBINED INFANT CRIB AND G OCART Fi y 25. 1922 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented July 3, 1923.

JACOB n. vrnianme, or JERSEY- cIrY; amnesty;

' COMBINED INFANT cnlnnnneocnnrtu.

Application-filedMay 25, 1922. Ser.ia1'm5e3,7ea'

'Be it no n that I., ,Jaeoii A- VIEBLING,

ci z n or h United States of Ame ica,

di g-a ersey Ci y, in the county of Hudson and Statefof New Jersey, havein-' vented certain new ahduSflful Improvements n bin l ifant Cribs a dGoea s, of which th f lowing is. arslpec jfica i nh s, in entio relatesto certain new and efu mp ovements in ombined inf-ant.

ri and gi -ca ts andembodies a structure dap ble for c nversion fr m arolling g0- ar to sta genaryerib,

11.601" the obi ctsjo the invention emod e in a com ined infant crib andgo,- car t e p ovisi n of aeollap ilble' fram work having certain partsrem ovable therefrom to permit the devicefto be ifolded into compactcondition for storage or transporting the same. Another a obj ect of"the invention provides for a convertible infant crib tor go-cartemploying a plurality of brace members and catch devices for rigidlyholdingthe structure in either go-cart or crib formation.

A still further object of the invention has reference to a brake deviceassociated with the rear Wheels of theistructure whenin go cartformation ,for holding the wheels against movement with a locking deviceassociated with the braketo holdthe same in braking engagement with theWheeL This invention is .filed as a continuation in, part so far asshown and described in application filed bv me onfFe'hrua'ry 7f, l9-21,Se-

rial Not 442,985,.and embodies improvements thereoven. With thesegeneral objects in view and others that willl'app'ea r as the nat re ofthe invention is better understood',-th e same consists 1n the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereina fter morefully d'escribed illustrated in: the accompanying drawings, and pointedout in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of thi X application and in which likedesignating characters refer to correspond'ing parts throughout theseveral views;

1 a side elevational View oi the device r geta formation with thefabric. hood cover'shown section better to illus-j e h c f s nd prQps ofthe ho d l e 2 i8 top plan'viiewo'f th device in r'ea q erm t 'ent aFigure 3 Is 'a' side elevational view showeasy handling, Figure 4-isanend eleva-tional device in ,g'o-c-art formation,

Figure 5 ingthe-strdcture collapsed and is r a detail sectional viewTtalren on line-5+5, of- Figure 4, showing a brakevieyv attire lever inengagement withone'of the Wheels,

and the arm movable,

Figure 6 is a' detail sectional view taken:

1. line 6-6 of Figure 5, showing theloking arm for the brake" lever,-

Figure 7 is apdetail sectional, view taken on line 7- 7"o'fjFigure ,5showinglthe brake construction,

for holding the brake lever im-H Figure .87 a fragmentarydetailsectional view of a side frame of thedevice-showing the springarmcarried by a slidingclip on 7 Figure 9 is a detail sectionalviewvtakenij the frame bar,

online 9-9 of Figure 8; i

Figure 10 is adetailsectfional viewtaken .on line 1010 of Figure 1'showinga por the frame "bars of the hood struc tion of le, 'i Y 2 Figure,11 is a fragmentaryperspective view of one of the bracing barsforthehood,

a fragmentary perspective the bracebarskfor the hood Figure 1a is alongitudinalsectionalview taken on line 14 "l4 of Figure 13 showing thespring arm carried by a sliding. clip upon aside rodflof. the vframeengaging a! brace bar for maintaining the structure in 1ts,cr1bformatlon, and

Figure-l5 is a detail sectional View taken online 15 15 of Figure,l3fshowinnjla clamp for retaining certain ones of the.- frame. bars whenthedeviceis in crihiorma'tioni' n d nfant crib ,andIgo-ca rt provides-10o The 'present invention,relating'toa: com

structure' thatiseaSily and ,readily'convertible from one form. .ofconstruction to, the;

the the devise. beingwespecially adaptedf usei ln connection with,automobilesorz for} ether-vehicle travelling ur oseaahe device, beingset up. in crib formation; and presenting a substantially rigidly com.

s uetecl crib upon, the flroor of. anatomic .110, bile or train, or anyother. place desired The frame work embodies a plurality of be describedin connection with its set-up position in crib formation, the bodyportion of the device being formed of side bars 1 shown more clearly inFigures 2 and 14, the

head ends of the sidebars l'being curved as at 2 in directions towardeach other and pivotally connected together as at 3, a looking pin 4associatedwit h the overlapping ends of the side barsretaining the samein spaced cribor go-cart formation. The opposite or foot ends of theside bars 1 are bent at right angles toward each other to provideoverlapping; arms 5 that are pivotally, connected together as at 6 witha lock pin 7 associated with the overlapping ends of the arms'5 formaintaining thesame in alignmentas clearly shown in Figure 2.

A fabric mattress supportingsheet 8 is supported on the side bars 1 andthe end extensions 2 and 5 thereof, the edges of the fabric sheet 8being folded over the bars and having spaced eyelets 9 formed thereinfor the reception of a lacing cord 10 as clearly illustrated. "Thefabric sheet. 8 includesa foot extension 8 projecting out-i wardly ofthe arms 5 of the side bars 1 and is connected to said arms byadjustable straps '11. To prevent a child from sliding outwardly of thefoot end of the device, a crotch piece 12 carried by the fabric sheet 8,as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4 has a strap connection 13 with thecross arms 5. A pocket 14 is carried by the fabric sheet 8 adjacent thefoot end thereof for the pur pose of receiving removable fasteningdevices as screws and nuts when the device is transposed from a crib toa go-cart construction.

The supporting structure for the body frame includes a rod 15 secured tothe outer I 2 side of'each side bar 1 in spaced relation thereto byconnecting bolts 16 as shown in Figures 2 and 14. Crossed legs 17 and 18are pivotally mounted at their upper ends upon the bolts 16, thelegs 17and 18 having an intermediate cross brace 19 having the bent endsthereof as shown in Figure 4 aligned with the crossed portions of thelegs 17 and. 18 with removable thumb nuts and screws 20 connecting thesametogether.

upper ends V of the side bars as shown in Figure .7 are connected by across bolt 24,

the upper end of the side bar 23 being angularly bent in a directiontoward the side bar 18 are received between the side bars 22and theextension 25 of the side bar 23 as shown in Figure 7, the lower ends ofthe legs extending into the clip 26 while a thumb screw 27 passesthrough the side bars of the' wh'eel supporting frameand adjacent legs.above the clip 26 asshown in Figure 1.

Brace bars 28 and 29 are connected atltheir upper ends to the bolt-s16while a horizontal brace bar 30 extends betweenthe lowerfe'nds of thebrace bars 28 and 29, one end, of th brace bar 30 being secured to theleg.- 17and brace bar 29 by the thumb screw 27 while the other end ofthe brace bar 30 is pivotally connected as at 31 tothe lower e ndof thebrace bar 28 the bracebar 30. beingsev V cured by the thumb, screw 27 totheleg as clearly shown'in Figure 1, q

A pair of brace bars 32 pivoted together at their overlapping ends asat33, shown more clearly in Figure ,4, are fixed at their outer ends tothe side legs 18 whilebrace bars 34 pivotallyconnected as at 35' to-theside frame bars 22 of the wheel structure are detachably connected attheiradjacent ends by the set screw 36 to one of the brace bars 32, thebrace bar 34 only being associated with the wheel supporting legs adjacent the foot-end o'f'the carriage or gocart i hood 37 shown more nea lyin Figure 1 is supported on aframe structure mbod ing inverted U-sh'apedsidebows 38" and 39 pivotally mounted at their lower free 'ends upon thepin 40, the upper horizontal .por

tions of" the bows 38 and 39 being broken at the longitudinal axis: ofthe body frame and hinged together as at 41, whilebraces 42 j and 43pivoted at their inner adjacent ends 1 as at 44 are pivotally connectedtogether as' at 45, to the adjacent upper ends of the bows, 38 and 39..To maintain'the braces 42 and.

43 aligmnent, asshownin Figure 1, an

arm 46 is pivotally, connected at its lowerend as at 47 to each side ofthe bow 39, the'upperu end of the arm beingbifurcated and offset asshown in Figure 1-1 to provide spaced fingers 48 for enclosing the loweredge of the brace I bar 43 as showninvFigurew 10,- The: hood and itssupporting frame isretained in the set-up position shown in Figural bythe; arm 49 pivotally mounted at its upperv end;

upon the pin 47 and having a side; opening slot 50 adjacent thelowerendthereofthat receives the pin 51 carried the adjacent endot the ro 1shwnmqm clear y in Figures land 12. A pair of handlebars 52' is'pivotally mounted adjacent their lower ends upon the bolts 16, theextending lower ends thereof being secured by the thumb 5 screws'53 tothe upper ends of the side legs body part of'the'device being supportedon the frameand rigidly braced by the several bars 'and'bracesspecifically referred to.

When the device is set up in go-cart forma- 2 i-preferably oflbent wireconstruction hava ing' a brake 'foot 56" for. engagement with the. treadof'the wheel 21, the lever 55"beingpivotally mounted upon the connectingbolt 24 between the'side frames of the wheel 2 structure with anupwardly directed angle and 571to be operated'by the foot. "A lockingarm 58" havinga notch 59 in one end thereof'is pivotally mounted "as atupon the upper bent end of the'side frame 23 and 3D is adapted to bemoved upon its pivot 60"; V p

other as shown in Fig. '13, and the supportto cause the notch 59' toreceive theupper end of the lever 55 for retaining the same in lockedposition with the foot 56 engaging-the tread of the wheel 21 as clearly3 1sli own in Figures 5, 6 and 7. It will be un- "derstood thata-rigidly constructed go-cart is provided, the'go-cart being equippedwith alhinged hood member and further adapted The device being adaptedfor conversion I into an infant cr1bstructure,,a pair of braced rods 55and 56 are pivotally connectedas at 55 and 56"to the crossed, legs 17'and 18 re- -2 .spectively as shown'in Figure 1, the upper:

end 'of the brace rod 56 carrying, a laterally projecting pin 57slidably mounted i'njthe elongated slot 58 formed in the guiderail 15.shown more clearly in Figs. 8 and 14,

vwhile lthe ,upperfend of the brace rod 55 is pivotally connected to achannel clip 59 that has the bent finger 61 atthefree end thereoffrictionally engagingthe outer face of the rail 15. l

In changing the device from the 'go-cart formation to that of avcrib,the cross brace 19 as shown in Fig.4 is disconnected from the side legs17' and 18, the braces 341discounected from the cross braces 32 byremoving the thumbscrew 36 andtherail supporting frames disconnectedfrom the lower ends of the legs 17, and 18 by removing the thumb Theconstruction so fairdes'cribedrefers to the device in its go-cartformation, the" v ga mattress or pillow upon the l fabric sheet screwsThe thumb screws 53 are then removed from'theside bars 52 of the handle;

permittin the handlebars 52 to be swung downwar 1y to-the position shownin 13 with the'lower' brace bar 28 positioned between the adjacent bracebar-30 and handle bar. 52; the handle grip 54 being disconnected fromthe side bars 52 of the handle. The crossed legs-'17 and. 18 arethenseparated to assumeperpendicular positions shown in Fig. 13 with thebrace bars 28 and 30, and

the handle bar 52 engaged by a clip 62 carried bythe leg 17 asshown inFig- 15, the

brace bar 29 lying adj acent the supporting leg 18. During thismovement,thepin'57 56 moves in the slot 58 of the side rail thereof into the rail"slot 58 for engagement with the pin '57 upon the cooperating brace bar56. as shown inFig. 14 to'hold the supporting legs 17 and,18rigidlypositioned and '1 against relative movements with respect to the body"frame.

en it. is desired to. the device 'for' the purpose of convenientlycarrying thecarried by the upper 'end of the brace bar while the clip'59 slides upon said side rails.

to'position the spring finger 61 uponthe-end same or for transportationpurposes, as

shown in Fig. 3, the several brace rodsand handle bars are locatedrelative to each ing legs 17 and 18 are moved to'cross each other tooccupy positions parallel :withthe'.

side bars '1 and side rails 15. The hood structure is collapsed byshifting the: brace arm 46 upon its pivotallnounting 47'to oc-' cupy aposition parallel to the lower end of the bow 39, the lower bracearmLQbeing di connected from the pin 61 and moved u'p-i wardly to occupya position adjacent the upper end of the'bow 39. i The upper bracearms'42 and 43' are then broken uponrtheir pivotal connection 44 topermit the bows 38' and 39 to move'upon their pivotal connection 40 "tooccupy a position substana tially alined' with the body frame. When sopositioned, the pivotal connection '33 be-f tween the cross braces 32,the pivotal connections 3 and 6 between the frame bars 1, and the hingeconnections'al between the upper end of the bows 88 and 39 areall.alined, permitting'p'ivotal' movement oflthe connected parts to occupy"the position IshowninFi-g. '3, straps 68 binding the {folded frametogether while aha-ndle 64 assodling thereof;

readily transporting thesame, 'Whenin ieogf ciated with saidstrapsfacilitates easyhanthe folded condition shown in Fig. the re--.-

movable nutsand bolts etc. may be carried innthe bag 14 while the wheelsandbrace bars removed therefrom may be placed within the fabric sheet8'.

' 1 While there is herein shown and described the preferredembodiment'of the present invention, it-is nevertheless to he-understood that minorchanges may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit and scope thereof asclaimed, l What is claimed as new is 1 1,A combined infant crib and 'go-cart comprising body frame, andsupporting ranged perpendicularly when set up as a legs hinged to thebody frame in crossed relation when in go-cart formation and arcrib,said body frame including side rods and brace bars connected to the legsand slidable on the rods.

2A combinedinfant crib and go-cart comprising'a body frame, supportinglegshinged to the bodyfram'e in crossed. relation when in.go-cartformation and arranged per ependicularly when set up as-Pa crib,said body frame including side rods, each; 1 mg an elongatedslottherein, a brace bar .pivotally connected to one of the legs and havinga pin at its other-end slidable in the {rod slot, and a brace barpivoted to the other e g andrhaving a clip upon one end thereof slidableon the rod.v

A combined infant crib and go-cart comprising a body frame, supportinglegs hinged to the body frame in crossed relation when in go-cartformation and arranged perpendicularly when set up as a CIlb, said bodyframe -including side rods,

' eachhavingan elongated slot therein, a

brace barpivotallyconnected to one of the legs andhaving apin at itsother end slid able intherod slot, a brace barpivoted to the otherlegandihaving a clipupon one end thereof slidable on the rod, and aspring finger carried by the clip adapted .to position the free endthereof in the rod slot for emgagementv with the pin carried bythe firstnamed brace bar when the legs areperpendicularly positioned. a I hAcombined infant crib and. go-cart comprising a body. frame, supportinglegs hingedetothe body frame in crossed relation when n go-cartformation and arranged perpendicularly when set up as a crib, said bodyframe including side rods, each having an elongated slot-therein, abrace bar pivot ally connected to one of the legs and havingla .pin atits other" end slidable in the rod slot,'a brace bar pivoted to theotherleg and having a clip up'on one end thereof slidable on the rod, aspring finger carried by the clip adaptedsto position the free endthereof inthe rod slot for engagement with the pin carried by the firstnamedbrace bar the hood in a set-upposition. I a j z, and e go-cartcomprising a body frame, a rod secured to eachside of the body frame in.spaced rela- When the legs are perpendicularlyMposi tioned, andpivotallyconnected arms rigidly carried by the lower ends of each a pairof legs. a f

5. A combined infant crib' and gov-cart comprising a body frame,tsupportinglegs" hinged to the body frame in crossed rela-,

tion when in go-cart formation and arranged perpendicularly When setup'iasv a crib, said body frame including side rods,

each having an elongated slot therein, abrace bar pivotally.connected'to one of the legs, andadditional brace bars connecting thebody frame and legs whenthelatter are in'crossed position; H r v 6. Acombined infant crib and go-cartcomprisinga body frame formed of hinged4 sectionsfoldable upon the longitudinal axis,- and a hood framehingedly mounted onjthe body frame with the bow sections thereoffoldable .upona-longitudinal axis parallel with the folding of theframe. 1 f

7. A combined infant crib and -go'c'art comprising a body frame formedof hinged sections foldable uponthe longitudinal axis, ahood framehingedly'mountedon thebody frame with the bow sections thereof fold-iable upon a. longitudinal axis parallelivvith the folding of the, frame,and arms hinged to one of the bowframes anddetachably connected to thebody frame for holding 8. A combined infant crib tion thereto,supporting legs hinged to the side rods,a brace bar pivoted to eachsupporting leg and slidably connected :at its other end to the side rod,and. means car ried by one sliding connection cooperating with theotherconnection fonmaintaining the legs in-perpendicular positions.

9. In a device of the class described, ay

body frame havingsupportinglegs, remoV-,

able wheels for the legs, said wheels ,includr ing frame bars withajwheelv journaled therebetween, a cross-pin extending between the framebars, a brake pivoted on the cross pin,and alocking lever for the'brakepivotally mounted on the frame bars. In testimony whereof'I affix my.signature.

, Moon in rvrnatine,

